Irish Metalhead Turns His Ancestral Estate into Model of Rewilding: It Naturally Grew Into Biodiverse Eden
Lord Dunsany, Randall Plunkett, was once a city slicker death metal musician, but now he's trying to save the earth, turning land into wilds.
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Kauai Passes Bill to Limit Pesticide Use and GMOs
The global agricultural companies that test their genetically modified crops on the Hawaiian island of Kauai will soon have to disclose the specifics of the pesticides and GMOs they use, as well as abide by strict rules limiting where pesticides can be sprayed, or else face fines or jail time.
Bhutan to Become World's First Wholly Organic Country with Pesticide Ban
Declaring that they will only rely only on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops, Bhutan intends to become the first country to produce exclusively organic food. Banning the sale of pesticides and herbicides within its borders, Bhutan is largely organic already.
Gardening Giant Ortho to Drop Chemicals Linked to Bee Deaths
A leading U.S. home and garden pesticide maker has announced it will phase out all products that use a chemical linked to bee deaths.
Indian Region Just Won Top UN Prize for Being World's First 100% Organic State With 66,000 Farmers
The Indian state policy was deemed so effective, it managed to beat 51 other nominations for the esteemed UN prize.
Mathematician Reports Breakthrough on Non-Toxic Pest Control Which Doesn't Harm Bees
An English mathematician has come up with a unique form of non-toxic pest control that had 92% success in crop experiments.
Walmart Commits to Helping Save Pollinators By Mandating Change For Supply Chains
Walmart has announced a set of plans in the U.S. to persuade its grocery supply chain to adopt principles that will protect them.
Bee-harming Pesticides Banned in Europe
Bees are vital -- because of their pollinating in the fields -- to any nation's food production and to European agriculture worth €22 billion annually. That's why Europe has voted to enforce the world's first continent-wide ban on common insecticides linked to serious harm in bees.
EU Passes Total Ban on Pesticides That Harm Bees
The ban is being hailed as a "historic" conservational victory for honeybees and the environment.
Farming in the Forest: A Chance to Reverse 1,000 Years of Destructive Land-Use Practices
Multi-layered forest farming instead of outdated mono-crop agriculture is a win-win for climate change, ecosystems, wildlife diversity, and human health.
Huge Supply of Water is Saved From Evaporation When Solar Panels Are Built Over Canals
If mounted above irrigation canals, the shade of solar panels would reduce evaporation by 63 billion gallons, while generating clean energy.
This Wonder Tree is a Game-Changer for Rainforest Agriculture in Honduras And Deforested Sites Worldwide
The Inga Foundation has developed a method of agroforestry called Inga alley cropping that's changed the fortunes of poor Honduran farmers.
Farmers Now Use Floating Gardens To Keep Crops Alive When it Floods - A Climate Crisis Lesson
Floating Gardens could be a key to keep farming despite climate change, scientists at Ohio State University have found.
Common Clay in Kitty Litter Could Be the Friendliest Way to Cut Emissions and Fight Climate Change
MIT researchers have come up with a dirt-cheap solution to curb methane emissions in the air—using common clay in kitty litter.
Extremely Rare Pigs That Can Fight Off Bears Saved From Extinction by Farmers
The wooly Mangalitza—that is able to fight off bears—is being led away from going locally extinct as a farm species in the UK.
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Over 200 US cities are recycling their food waste, cutting tons of methane emissions while giving farms compost to grow food with less water.
Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India's Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers
The practice of "stubble burning" on India's farmlands are the major reason for her air pollution. This simple spray could solve that.
Company's Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
A company called Beewise sells an innovative hive box that significantly improve bees' well-being and life longevity.
New John Deere Tractors Plow Day and Night With No One in the Cab: Autonomous Farming Debuts in 2022
Farmers have beaten the rest of us to autonomous driving as the John Deere 8R self-driving tractor unveiled to the public.
These Solar Panels Also Pull in Water Vapor to Grow Crops in the Desert
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists successfully draw water out of dry air to grow spinach—while producing power with solar panels.
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